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14315 and Soldiers who are not mobilized in support of current contingency operations will
continue to be promoted in accordance with AR 135-155.

9-14. Individual Mobilization Augmentees Promotions

Exception to Promotion Policy for Drilling Individual Mobilization Augmentees (DIMA), dated 3
May 2004, allows all Drilling Individual Mobilization Augmentees to be considered as unit
officers for the purpose of promotion and promoted like unit officers under the provisions of AR
135-155.

a. ARNG Commissioned Officers:
Mobilized Army National Guard (M-Day and AGR) officers who are on an approved promotion
list may be promoted immediately when appointed in the State against a vacant position of the
higher grade in a federally recognized unit in the National Guard.
Promotion of ARNG officers promoted under the provisions of this new policy will be assign to
the position within 180 days of REFRAD or transfer to the IRR.
The promotion authority for ARNG officers and warrant officers ordered to active duty under the
provisions of 10 USC 12302 or 12304 is the Chief, National Guard Bureau.
Mobilized ARNG officers, regardless of the units to which they are assigned or mobilized, may
be unit vacancy promoted against positions within their respective States provided they meet
the qualifications outlined in NGR 600-100, Chapter 8-7. The assignment/promotion position the
officer will hold upon promotion must be a valid and vacant MTOE or TDA position of the higher
grade.

b. ARNG Unit Vacancies Officers may be consider for unit vacancy promotion in accordance
with NGR 600-100. However, only officers within the mobilized unit may be considered for unit
vacancy promotion while the unit is mobilized. Recommendations for unit vacancy promotion
will be forwarded on DA Form 4187 to the unit's State Military Personnel Office (MILPO). Upon
verification, the State MILPO will forward a copy of the order and associated documentation to
the officer management branch of the National Guard Bureau (NGB-ARP-C) for processing and
federal recognition.

Section II
Moral, Welfare, and Recreation

9-15. Family Readiness

The DCS Deployment Cycle Support Checklist (DA Form 7631) should be used as a guideline
as requirements to establish and maintain Soldier and Family awareness on information, tools
and community resources available to them. Families new to the military benefits can find
information available from discounts on travel, sporting events, and day trips movie tickets and
more online at Military OneSource.

9–16. Mobilization/Deployment Phase

a. Military One Source/Army One Source information.
As part of Family Readiness training, commanders will ensure that, at a minimum, every Soldier
and Family member be trained on how to use or access Military One Source/Army One Source
information. Unit bulletin boards, Family Readiness Groups, and websites should contain the
Military One Source/Army One Source 1-800 number and website address information. On
Demand Resource Request to request your unit information and register point of contact

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